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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB 2020 Army Date: March 2019
Appropriation/Budget Activity R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
2040: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army / BA 7: Operational PE 0607131A / Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs
Systems Development
Prior FY 2020 FY 2020 FY 2020 Cost To Total
COST ($ in Millions)
Years FY 2018 FY 2019 Base OCO Total FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 Complete Cost
Total Program Element - 16.302 18.551 15.645 - 15.645 10.197 8.833 8.721 2.989 Continuing Continuing
ER2: Close Combat Technology - 4.408 3.143 2.056 - 2.056 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Continuing Continuing
ER5: Indirect Fire and Fuze - 3.540 2.817 5.064 - 5.064 4.468 2.241 2.308 0.000 Continuing Continuing
Technology
ER6: Direct Fire Technology - 8.354 12.591 8.525 - 8.525 5.729 6.592 6.413 2.989 Continuing Continuing
Project ER5: The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project includes product improvement development efforts to upgrade indirect fire weapon systems and munitions
that have already been fielded and/or are in production. Initiatives include improved target engagement, increased reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety,
standardization and interoperability with weapons and munitions of Allied Nations, defense exportability features, reduction of failure mechanisms, and supply chain risk
through introduction of new and alternative technology and materiel solutions, improvement of manufacturing methods and their associated production and life cycle
support processes, new capabilities in response to the evolving and emerging threats and countermeasures, and reduction/elimination of potential environmental and
health risks associated with these products. FY 2020 funds will support engineering testing and evaluation on replacement electronic transceiver prototypes for indirect
and direct fire proximity fuzes, testing on optimized impact switches for use in mortar and medium caliber fuzes that will improve producibility, testing of the medium
caliber fuze safety design modifications, analysis of prototype low cost electronic safe and arm devices, analysis on hand grenade fuzes to reduce the number of critical
defects that will improve producibility and increase safety, and evaluations on the next generation microcontroller to replace a one-time programmable component due
to part obsolescence for mortar proximity fuzes. FY 2020 funds will also support qualification of Hexachloroethane Titanium Oxide (HX) smoke fill formulation into
the 81mm smoke family of ammunitions. Engineering efforts will identify the formulation percentage of constituents and identify the production processes required to
promote effective smoke production that is less toxic and ultimately provides effective smoke screening and burn time performance. FY 2020 funds will also support
reliability improvements and increased range within current fielded Artillery and Mortar Conventional Ammunition.
Project ER6: The Direct Fire Technology funding will be used to support direct fire ammunition from small caliber ammunition, 40mm grenade, medium caliber cannon
ammunition and large caliber ammunition enhancements to lethality, effectiveness, survivability, accuracy and general product improvements. FY 2020 funds are used
for a more lethal and safer design for 40mm grenades that will be built and tested. Warhead improvement and primer improvement for 30mm ammunition are also
B. Program Change Summary ($ in Millions) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 Base FY 2020 OCO FY 2020 Total
Previous President's Budget 15.738 18.570 12.740 - 12.740
Current President's Budget 16.302 18.551 15.645 - 15.645
Total Adjustments 0.564 -0.019 2.905 - 2.905
• Congressional General Reductions -0.013 -0.019
• Congressional Directed Reductions - -
• Congressional Rescissions - -
• Congressional Adds - -
• Congressional Directed Transfers - -
• Reprogrammings 1.187 -
• SBIR/STTR Transfer -0.610 -
• Adjustments to Budget Years - - 2.905 - 2.905
FY 2019 Plans:
Complete Type Classification/Full Material Release (TC/FMR) documentation.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
Build and test prototypes for qualification of alternate explosive fill.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
FY 2020 funds are needed to build and test prototypes for the qualification of an alternate fill (based on
obsolescence risk against current fill).
Title: Countermeasure Flare Decoy Formulations 1.570 - - - -
Description: Improve the producibility of countermeasure (CM) decoy formulations in order to increase the
production safety and functional reliability to protect aircraft against multiple threat systems.
FY 2019 Plans:
Complete Inhalation and Ecological Toxicity Assessments of new Hexachloroethane Titanium Oxide (HX) smoke
formulation. Review and revalidate User requirements. Complete Phase-I Technical Data Package (TDP)
scrub. Conduct performance tests and final adjustments to smoke formulation. Initiate starter cup development
and conduct fuze assessment. Coordinate with Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) to ensure PBA programs for required
production facility upgrades in synchronization with Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) program
objectives to establish an AN-M8A1 production capability that currently does not exist.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
No funding allotted for this effort.
Title: M82 Simulant Smoke Practice Grenade - 0.619 - - -
Description: The M82 encountered performance issues during the last production as a result of the less than
optimal design for the base. Developing a new base design that minimizes any leak paths and facilitates the
metal clip contact surface with the launcher will greatly improve the producibility and reliability of the grenade.
This effort consists of the development and prove out of the base design.
FY 2019 Plans:
Develop base design, procure mold and parts for testing.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Effort complete.
Title: Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) 0.060 - - - -
Title: FY 2019 SBIR / STTR Transfer - 0.101 - - -
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 SBIR / STTR Transfer
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
FY 2019 SBIR / STTR Transfer
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals 4.408 3.143 2.056 - 2.056
D. Acquisition Strategy
The strategy for the MK3A2 Offensive Hand Grenade is to develop, test and qualify a new design, XM111, that eliminates the toxic hazards and provides the required
performance for the user in FY 2019. Follow-on procurement efforts will be competitive pending market research.
The strategy for the AN-M8A1 is to qualify an alternative fill due to obsolescence and manufacturability driven changes required to provide smoke for use by Soldiers to
meet existing validated requirements. Once the smoke fill is qualified, the plan is to investigate the cost and impact to upgrade the Pine Bluff Arsenal grenade loading
facilities
The M82 program is updating the design of specific parts to make it more producible and will be proving out the design for use in future production efforts.
E. Performance Metrics
N/A
Target
Prior FY 2020 FY 2020 FY 2020 Cost To Total Value of
Years FY 2018 FY 2019 Base OCO Total Complete Cost Contract
Project Cost Totals 6.619 4.408 3.143 2.056 - 2.056 Continuing Continuing N/A
Remarks
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
MK3A2 Replacement, XM111 Offensive Hand Grenade Effort 1 2017 4 2020
Produce Test Quantity 4 2017 4 2018
Production Qualification Testing 2 2018 4 2018
Testing (Insensitive Munitions (IM), E3) 3 2018 1 2019
Limited User Assessment (LUA) 4 2018 1 2019
Type Classification (TC) Documentation 2 2018 3 2019
Type Classification MK3A2 4 2019 4 2019
DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) contract award 2 2020 2 2020
Prototype build for qualification testing 2 2020 3 2020
Qualification testing 4 2020 1 2021
Full Materiel Release (FMR) 3 2022 3 2022
Countermeasure Flare Decoy Formulations 1 2017 4 2020
Developmental Testing & Analysis 1 2017 2 2018
Hardware Contract Award 2 2018 2 2018
Economic Change Proposal (ECP) Tech Data Package 4 2018 4 2018
Countermeasure Flare Flight Testing 2 2018 2 2018
AN-M8A1 Obscuration Grenade 1 2017 4 2020
Hexachloroethane Titanium Oxide (HX) Toxicity Study 1 2017 1 2019
AN-M8A1 Ecological Study 4 2018 1 2019
Phase 1 Technical Data Package (TDP) Scrub 1 2019 1 2019
Fuze Assessment 2 2019 3 2019
Trade Analysis & Requirements. Validation 2 2019 4 2019
Note
MK3A2 Replacement, XM111 Offensive Hand Grenade Effort: schedule, with the exception of Full Material Release (FMR), depicts efforts funded via RDT&E Program
Element 0607131, Project ER2 line. Efforts, beginning in FY21, are funded with Procurement of Ammunition, Army funding (Standard Study Number E33010) Grenade
Hand, Offensive XM111 and are not depicted on this schedule.
This Project supports the identification, study, analysis, and development of fuzing technologies and safe arm devices in production and in the field. This Project will
implement technologies into fuzing systems to preclude obsolescence, maximize standardization, enhance performance, and improve the safety and exportability of
existing munitions. The Project addresses two major areas: (1) analysis and (2) block upgrades. Analysis efforts will identify second sources for fuzing systems that
may reduce costs by providing competition, and maintain production when sources or parts are no longer available. It will also allow for the performance enhancement
of current ammunition items by conducting studies of major fuze components to detect and identify latent defects. The second major area is block upgrades, which
will identify and perform studies on improvements to fuzes, increase commonality of fuze components and requirements. Block upgrades will enable the introduction
of the latest technologies into fuzing, keep the fuzing design current to avoid obsolescence issues, and add capabilities. FY 2020 funds will support the engineering
tests and evaluations on the prototype replacement electronic transceiver prototypes for indirect fire and direct fire proximity fuzes, will conduct engineering tests on
optimized impact switches for use in mortar and medium caliber fuzes that will improve producibility, will conduct engineering tests of the medium caliber fuze safety
design modifications, will support the analysis of the prototype low cost electronic safe and arm devices, will support the analysis on the hand grenade fuzes to reduce
the number of critical defects that will improve producibility and increase safety, and will conduct evaluations on the next generation microcontroller to replace a one-time
programmable component due to part obsolescence for mortar proximity fuzes.
This Project also supports the incorporation of the new Hexachloroethane Titanium Oxide (HX) smoke fill formulation while utilizing the existing illumination shell body
configuration to support mortar smoke training for US Army Europe (USAREUR). The HX smoke fill formulation is less toxic and less incendiary than the current Mortar
Red Phosphorus (RP) or White Phosphorous (WP) Smoke rounds and will reduce risk of unintended collateral damage or environmentally hazardous waste. USAREUR
has yearly requirements for procurement of smoke mortar cartridges across all calibers to be used for training, but is prohibited from training with the current WP or
RP smoke munitions in Europe due to environmental restrictions. FY 2020 funds support qualification of HX smoke fill formulation into the 81mm smoke family of
ammunitions. Engineering efforts will identify the formulation percentage of constituents and identify the production processes required to promote effective smoke
production that is less toxic and ultimately provides effective smoke screening and burn time performance.
FY 2019 Plans:
Block Upgrades: Conduct modeling and simulation on medium caliber Safe and Arm (S&A) design modifications,
evaluate medium caliber prototype modifications against performance requirements, conduct studies on hand
grenade fuze to reduce the number of critical defects that will improve producibility and increase safety, conduct
studies on artillery fuze electronic safe and arm designs for low cost Safe and Arm performance enhancements.
Analysis / Risk Mitigation: Conduct engineering tests to prove-out electronic transceiver replacement prototypes
for indirect fire and direct fire proximity fuzes, evaluate optimized impact switch prototypes, conduct studies on
mortar fuze design architecture with the latest fuze safety guidelines to preclude component obsolescence.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
Block Upgrades: Will conduct engineering tests of the medium caliber fuze safety design modifications, will
conduct analysis of the prototype low cost electronic safe and arm devices, will conduct on analysis on the hand
grenade fuzes to reduce the number of critical defects that will improve producibility and increase safety, and will
conduct studies on power sources for increased producibility and higher throughput.
Analysis / Risk Mitigation: Will support the engineering tests and evaluations on the prototype replacement
electronic transceiver prototypes for indirect fire and direct fire proximity fuzes, will conduct engineering tests on
the optimized impact switches for use in mortar and medium caliber fuzes, and will conduct evaluations on the
Title: Conventional Ammunition Range and Reliability Improvements - - 1.200 - 1.200
D. Acquisition Strategy
Fuze Technology Improvements (FTI) will improve current production munitions by exploiting existing fuzing technologies and inserting them into current fielded and/
or production fuzes, providing safer, more producible, and more lethal fuzing solutions. FTI develops second source suppliers and resolves component obsolescence
issues to mitigate risk and prevent production interruptions in order to continue to provide safer, more reliable munitions for the Warfighter with significant risk reduction
to production fuzes also benefiting the U.S. Taxpayer. The effort is a continuation of studies, analysis, evaluations, and development of fuzing technologies and safe
and arm devices in production and in the field. This program will implement these technologies into fuzing systems to preclude component obsolescence, maximize
standardization, enhance performance, and improve the safety and exportability of existing munitions. The Fuze Technology Integration Program utilizes both the DoD
The Hexachloroethane Titanium Oxide (HX) smoke mortar cartridge project will use existing production process and technologies at Government Owned Government
Operated (GOGO) facilities that currently produce 60mm/81mm/120mm smoke and illumination munitions. Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) Pyro will be
responsible for mixing and pressing HX smoke compositions for all testing and development, and CAAA fabrication shop will produce smoke canisters. Pine Bluff
Arsenal (PBA) will conduct body load and Load Assemble and Pack (LAP) of all cartridge test samples for qualification and validation testing. All other components will
use standard parts currently in inventory or can be purchased through existing component contracts.
E. Performance Metrics
N/A
Remarks
Program Management support includes travel and documentation support.
Target
Prior FY 2020 FY 2020 FY 2020 Cost To Total Value of
Years FY 2018 FY 2019 Base OCO Total Complete Cost Contract
Project Cost Totals 3.961 3.540 2.817 5.064 - 5.064 0.000 15.382 N/A
Remarks
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
Fuze Technology Improvement 1 2016 4 2023
M734A1 Electronics Upgrade 1 2016 1 2019
Replacement of Obsolete Prox Electronic Component for Direct/Indirect Fire Fuzes 1 2017 4 2021
MEMS G-Switch Producibility Improvements 1 2018 2 2018
40mm Fuze Safety Improvements 1 2018 4 2021
Electronic Safe and Arm Indirect Fire Enhancements 1 2019 4 2021
Hand Grenade Fuze Improvements 1 2019 4 2022
Mortar Fuze Microcontroller Replacement 1 2019 4 2022
Power Source Improvements 1 2020 4 2022
M783 Mortar Training Fuze Project Improvement 1 2021 4 2023
Airburst Fuze Technologies for Medium and Large Caliber Munitions 1 2021 4 2023
Alternate Suppliers for Critical Fuzing Components 1 2022 4 2023
Mortars Smoke Development 1 2020 4 2023
120MM Smoke Design Pahse 3 2018 4 2018
120MM Smoke Ballistic Test I, II, & III 1 2019 4 2019
120MM Smoke Design Review 4 2019 4 2019
120MM Smoke Component Fabrication / Qualification Test 1 2020 3 2020
81MM Smoke Design Phase 1 2020 3 2020
81MM Smoke Ballistic Test I & II 3 2020 1 2021
81MM Smoke Design Review 1 2021 1 2021
81MM Component Fabrication / Qualification Test 1 2021 1 2022
60MM Smoke Design Phase 1 2022 3 2022
FY 2019 Plans:
Phase II contractor will continue to develop 7.62mm preliminary lightweight cartridge design. The government
will conduct Pre-Validation Testing (PVT) and a Limited User Evaluation (LUE) prior to down-selecting to a single
contractor for Phase III award. Initial designs for .50 caliber lightweight cartridges will also be investigated.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
The Government will down-select to a single contractor and 7.62mm concept before entering into Phase
III. Phase III contractor will continue to optimize their 7.62mm lightweight cartridge design ahead of
Validation Testing (VT) and Limited User Evaluation (LUE). Multiple contracts will be awarded to develop a
Lightweight .50 caliber design ahead of down-selecting to a single design.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Continued development of 7.62mm and .50 caliber lightweight ammunition.
Title: Lead Free Primer 2.000 1.705 1.700 - 1.700
Description: Automate and integrate environment friendly lead free primary explosives within the small caliber
family of ammunition. Addresses health concerns of lead intake during firing by removing lead styphnate from
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 funding will provide the ability to conduct primer qualification testing on 5.56mm primer and complete
the build for the 7.62mm primer qualification. The program will continue to work through the transition of the
automated primer manufacturing process to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP), as well as refinement
and optimization of the automated process.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 funding will provide the ability to complete 5.56mm green primer Production Qualification Testing
(PQT), complete the build and test in support of Pre-Production Qualification Testing (PPQT) for 7.62mm green
primer ammunition, and begin the build for .50 Caliber PPQT.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Increase in funding to support 5.56mm PQT and 7.62mm PPQT.
Title: Support Sniper Ammunition Integration Into Army Standard Sniper Weapons - 0.500 0.100 - 0.100
Description: Modify existing sniper ammunition to support integration into new Army standard sniper weapons.
Maintain compatibility with legacy sniper weapons while improving operational availability.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will develop and evaluate sniper ammunition improvements.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 work will continue to test and evaluate sniper ammunition improvements.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Decreased funding due decreased testing requirements in FY 2020.
Title: Support Improvements in Direct Fire Propulsion Systems - 0.500 0.100 - 0.100
Description: Improve Direct Fire Propulsion Systems to increase user survivability.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will explore additional sources of supply in the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB)
and pursue improvements to address temperature sensitivities of energetics and primer ballistics. Efforts will
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will continue to support the down-select to a single decision and preparing for manufacturability
and qualification build. Funding will also support the initial build to be used to for qualification testing.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 work will continue to support all necessary updates to the technical data package (TDP) for M789
ammunition.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Decrease due to testing completion in FY 2019.
Title: M433 Warhead Improvement 1.594 1.000 - - -
Description: 40mm: Improve lethality (fragmentation) of the M433 grenade.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will complete engineering change proposals (ECP) and technical data package (TDP) actions. FY
2019 work will complete qualification testing.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 funding will continue to support the design and development of an optimized M940 concept to achieve
enhanced lethality and an improved probability of kill.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 funding will continue to support the design and development of an optimized M940 concept and
conduct studies and testing to improve barrel wear.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Decrease due to reduced efforts required for M940 improvements.
Title: 30mm Ammunition Improvement 0.900 - - - -
Description: Increase anti-personnel lethality and lethality within Military Operations in an Urban Terrain
(MOUT) structures compared to current Army medium caliber solutions.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will continue to support various efforts for 105mm and 120mm tank ammunition, including tracer
improvements, combustible cartridge case design and fabrication improvements, and cartridge testing for the
M68 cannon.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 work will continue to support various efforts for 105mm and 120mm tank ammunition, including tracer
improvements, combustible cartridge case design and fabrication improvements, and cartridge testing for the
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 funding will be used to baseline the current performance and examine improved candidate designs.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 funding will continue exploration of improved candidate designs.
Title: Single Crystal Tungsten Evaluation 0.523 0.250 - - -
Description: Testing will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of single crystal tungsten penetrators
against armored targets.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 work will continue to include testing to determine the effectiveness of single crystal tungsten
penetrators against armored targets.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Decrease due to completion of testing.
Title: M550 Fuze Improvement - 1.250 0.500 - 0.500
Description: Replace 40mm M550 single stage fuze with a dual spinlock fuze to improve safety and
performance reliability.
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 funding will be used to acquire and study M550 fuzes and materials in order to support the new fuze
build and FY 2020 testing events.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2019 Plans:
FY 2019 funding will support the exploration of improvements to various .50 caliber munitions to include the
M903 and M962 rounds.
FY 2020 Base Plans:
FY 2020 funding will support Design Verification Test (DVT) 1 and DVT 2 of enhanced M903, M962, and
other .50 caliber rounds as per required in the .50 Caliber Munitions CDD.
Title: Operation Inherent Resolve for ISIL - JUONS CC-0562 M940 Ammunition - 2.548 - - -
Description: FY 2019 Overseas Contingency Operations request includes $2.548 Million for a Joint Urgent
Operational Needs Statement for M940 ammunition.
FY 2019 Plans:
Continue improvements to M940 ammunition, perform design modifications, and build and test new ammunition.
FY 2019 to FY 2020 Increase/Decrease Statement:
Decrease due to satisfying JUONS by FY 2019.
Title: 40mm Airburst Training - - 0.100 - 0.100
Description: Conduct studies and explore options to satisfy 40mm airburst training requirements.
D. Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition strategy is that all contracts will be full and open competition firm fixed price.
E. Performance Metrics
N/A
Target
Prior FY 2020 FY 2020 FY 2020 Cost To Total Value of
Years FY 2018 FY 2019 Base OCO Total Complete Cost Contract
Project Cost Totals 13.587 8.354 12.591 8.525 - 8.525 Continuing Continuing N/A
Remarks
Schedule Details
Start End
Events Quarter Year Quarter Year
30mm Ammunition Improvement 1 2018 4 2018
Testing of Various NATO Caliber Rounds 1 2016 4 2020
M433 Warhead Improvement 1 2015 4 2020
Improved M789 Lethality, Warhead Fragmentation Improvement 1 2015 4 2020
Lightweight Ammunition 1 2015 4 2023
Lead Free Primer 1 2015 4 2024
20mm C-RAM Ammo Improvement 1 2017 4 2020
Support Sniper Ammunition Integration Into Army Standard Sniper Weapons 1 2017 4 2020
Support improvements in Direct Fire Propulsion Systems 1 2017 4 2021
Tank Ammunition Improvements 1 2018 4 2022
40mm M576 Improvement Study 1 2018 4 2022
Medium Caliber Single Crystal Tungsten Evaluation 1 2018 4 2019
JUONS CC-0562 M940 Ammunition 1 2019 4 2019
.50 Caliber Improvements 1 2019 4 2020
M550 Fuze Escapement 1 2019 4 2020
40mm Airburst Training 1 2020 4 2022
7.62mm Dispersion Improvement 1 2020 4 2023
Handgun Ammunition Enhancements 1 2020 4 2021
Grenade Rifle Entry Munition (GREM) Improvements 1 2020 4 2021